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— Elite Eight, ready to go.

In the first week of Wimbledon, there were frequent upsets and frequent accidents. The All England Club was hit by gusts of cold wind, and one after another the popular seeds were dropped.

But in the second week, the top players slowly found their status, gained a firm foothold in the strong collision, and successfully continued the suspense of the championship.

The same is true for the women's singles arena, and the same is true for the men's singles arena. The top eight lineup is guaranteed to be interesting in an accident, and the fans can start carnival.

In the 1/4 area, the match is pending, because the game between Djokovic and Anderson did not end.

Although the first game on Court One ended very quickly, the match between Gawain and Dimitrov lasted longer, which delayed the start of the third game between Djokovic and Anderson a lot , and the game itself almost created another shocking upset.

In the first two sets, Anderson won two consecutive tie-breaks, leading the defending champion with a big score "2:0"; then, the world number one launched a Jedi counterattack and played two consecutive sets to tie the big score "2:2"; The game was not able to continue because it was getting late and the referee announced that the game was postponed.

Originally, on Tuesday of the second week, it was supposed to be the women's singles four quarter-finals match day; but now, Djokovic and Anderson need to finish the match before they can be mixed into the women's singles match day, and the victory The latter will continue to play on Wednesday, playing for three consecutive days, and the situation is unfavorable.

As mentioned before, this is also one of the traditions of Wimbledon:

There are no night games; at the same time, games are often interrupted due to rain or weather and postponed to the next day.

In the four Grand Slams, the Australian Open and the US Open have night games, but Wimbledon and the French Open do not. Therefore, both Wimbledon and Roland Garros may postpone their games because of the late weather.

But Paris is slightly different. The sunshine in May can last all the way until about 9:30 in the evening, ensuring that the game can continue; however, London does not have such conditions, and the vision is often blurred around 7 o’clock. The referee has the right to decide whether to The interrupted game is postponed.

Such was the case with the epic matchup in the 2008 Wimbledon final.

Federer and Nadal started at 2:35 pm London time, but the match was interrupted three times due to intermittent heavy rain, and the final match, which lasted 288 minutes, lasted until 9:15 pm London time The minute is over, very, very thrilling.

In fact, in the final set, when the score reached "5:5", the sky had already darkened, and the tournament organizing committee and the referee had been in close communication:

Should the epic showdown, interrupted three times by rain, be postponed until Monday? Or is there no need for them to continue to interfere so that fans can see the ending on the spot? The point is, once the game enters a long game, everything will be in a state of uncertainty.

In the end, the referee did not interrupt the game after all, and decided the winner before the sky really darkened.

"9:7".

Nadal wins.

After that, the award ceremony was carried out almost in the dark. Although the organizing committee of the event provided a few lights, it was not enough for the central court; A coronation ceremony that will go down in history.

Today, it is actually the same.

The referee judged that it was too late, which affected the player's batting vision—

The most important thing is that this is not a final, without Wimbledon's traditional constraints of "hoping to avoid the event being dragged into the third week of Monday"; at the same time, the event has just ended the fourth set, which also means that it is impossible to decide in a short time Therefore, the final set between Djokovic and Anderson can only be postponed.

Typical Wimbledon, normal Wimbledon and, at the same time, consistent Wimbledon.

Of course, there is no need to blame the event organization. After the game, Djokovic himself admitted that he wasted too many opportunities in the first two sets, which made him fall into a passive position, so that the game had to be postponed. Thinking over and over about your wasted opportunities.

In the end, no matter who wins and advances, Cilic, who has successfully advanced, will wait with ease.

In the 2/8 small division under this large division, Kei Nishikori retired due to injury, and Cilic became the biggest beneficiary.

Since reaching the final last year, Cilic has been in a long downturn due to various reasons, and he has already opened an insurmountable gap with Gawain; The long-lost dawn dawned on the best venue.

After defeating Isner in the third round, which took two days in a long game, he won another game and advanced to the quarterfinals. He found his form in time before entering the autumn hard court season in North America.

Next, whether it is against Djokovic or Anderson, it will be a tough battle; but Cilic has an extra day off and continues to prepare for the battle step by step, which is undoubtedly a good thing, which also means that he can master some Take the initiative and usher in a good opportunity to make a breakthrough at Wimbledon.

Perhaps, Cilic can replicate the feat of defeating Federer in Flushing last year?

Then, on Tuesday, Djokovic and Anderson continued their return to Court One —

In this make-up match, UU reading www.uukanshu. com The two players were still in top form and did not show a one-sided attitude. They continued the stalemate in the first four sets until the end. The score of the final set was fixed at "7:5". Almost the same.

Djokovic made it through.

In the make-up match of the final set, Djokovic also caused controversy. After a 20-shot tug-of-war ended with his own return to the net, he let out a roar to express his dissatisfaction, which frightened the caddy around him. Booed; after the game, Djokovic expressed his willingness to personally apologize.

Obviously, because of the turmoil of Kyrgios, there are a lot of turmoil in Wimbledon this year, and the players' competitive spirit and game state have attracted a lot of attention.

But no matter what, the defending champion still survived the danger after all, and the next match against Cilic will be a brand new challenge.

Zone 2/4, "Wawrinka VS Gasquet".

A small surprise, but as expected.

In this division, Nadal's upset exit in the second round completely disrupted the draw. People thought that this division would fall into total chaos, but the situation of the final eight brought surprises.

Wawrinka continued the golden period of his career. After defeating Goffin, he entered the quarterfinals for the second consecutive year. His outstanding performance also made his prospects of winning the championship all the way bullish. Currently, he is only behind the three giant players and ranks fourth in the odds of winning the championship This is something that I didn't think of before the game.

Next, as long as Wawrinka wins another game, the Roland-Garros final match a month ago is very hopeful to repeat, and it is exciting to think about it.

But this time, Wawrinka needs to face the renewed vitality of Gasquet in the "League of Challengers". Perhaps, this is indeed an opportunity?

(end of this chapter)

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